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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6636023" data-attributes="member: 6787650">At the fiction level, I see no reason why a dragon couldn't powerfully beat its wings without anyone being next to it, so it should be able use Wing Attack despite the name. At the game rule level, having creatures within range is not stated as a prerequisite, and &quot;each creature&quot; can include zero creatures (and would, if you tricked the dragon with an illusion into thinking there was a creature present), so the dragon can Wing Attack on nobody. It's no different from casting a Fireball on nobody because you want to set things on fire.It's cool if you would run it differently as a DM. Table variation is a thing in 5E, and you adjust your tactics to match the rules you're playing by. By the rules you suggest, the dragon could still strafe the javelin holders, but he'd have to do it differently: start at 140' overhead, hold an action on PC #4 to dive down to 60', then on the dragon's turn he breathes on everyone and then flies back up to 140'. If you additionally rule that the dragon can't fly straight up (I only let them fly at 45 degrees max) then I guess we have to do some trigonometry but the javelin guys may be able to hit him after all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6636023, member: 6787650"] At the fiction level, I see no reason why a dragon couldn't powerfully beat its wings without anyone being next to it, so it should be able use Wing Attack despite the name. At the game rule level, having creatures within range is not stated as a prerequisite, and "each creature" can include zero creatures (and would, if you tricked the dragon with an illusion into thinking there was a creature present), so the dragon can Wing Attack on nobody. It's no different from casting a Fireball on nobody because you want to set things on fire. It's cool if you would run it differently as a DM. Table variation is a thing in 5E, and you adjust your tactics to match the rules you're playing by. By the rules you suggest, the dragon could still strafe the javelin holders, but he'd have to do it differently: start at 140' overhead, hold an action on PC #4 to dive down to 60', then on the dragon's turn he breathes on everyone and then flies back up to 140'. If you additionally rule that the dragon can't fly straight up (I only let them fly at 45 degrees max) then I guess we have to do some trigonometry but the javelin guys may be able to hit him after all. [/QUOTE]

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